The Nervous System

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Across
  1. 2. Visual processing centre
  2. 5. the part of the peripheral nervous system that controls voluntary movement of skeletal muscles
  3. 6. The outer layer of the brain in charge of higher order thinking (grey matter).
  4. 8. chemical messengers that cross the synaptic gaps between neurons
  5. 15. space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the receptors of the next neuron
  6. 16. consists of the brain and spinal cord
  7. 17. a specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell.
  8. 18. primary receiving area for auditory information, and memory formation
  9. 19. neurons that carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
  10. 20. a threadlike extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses away from the cell body.
  11. 21. neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
Down
  1. 1. controls the left side of the body; Visuospatial processing.
  2. 3. The endpoint of a neuron where neurotransmitters are stored
  3. 4. controls the right side of the body; language functioning.
  4. 7. the large band of neural fibres connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them
  5. 9. Associated with reasoning, planning, parts of speech, movement, emotions, and problem solving.
  6. 10. receives sensory input for touch and body position
  7. 11. our awareness of ourselves and our environment
  8. 12. neurons within the brain and spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs and motor outputs
  9. 13. A layer of fatty tissue that surrounds the axon and acts as insulation.
  10. 14. branchlike parts of a neuron that are specialized to receive information.